by Athletic Communications Student Assistant Alanna Barnett '27
BEREA, Ohio – The Baldwin Wallace University women's cross-country team traveled to the Keystone State and competed in both the Dickinson (Pa.) Pre-National Invitational and the Bill Lennox Invitational hosted by Slippery Rock (Pa.) University.
BW finished 21st of 42 with 561 points at the Dickinson Pre-National Meet at the Big Spring High School. Junior All-Ohio Athletic Conference and Academic All-OAC runner Hope Murphy (Mogadore) was the team champion at the Dickinson Pre-National Meet. The Yellow Jackets placed 9th of 16 teams at the Bill Lennox Invitational with 228 points at the Lawrence County Fairgrounds Cross Country Course.
At the Dickinson Pre-National Invitational, BW was led in the 6k event by:
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Junior All-Ohio Athletic Conference and Academic All-OAC runner Hope Murphy (Mogadore) finished 26th with a time of 22:36.9
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Freshman Abbie George (Ebensburg, Pa. / Central Cambria) crossed the finish line at 122nd with a time of 23:54.6
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Freshman Rylee Barno (Columbus / Bexley) placed 157th with a time of 24:27.5
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Sophomore Katie Plecko (Ravenna / Rootstown) finished 160th with a time of 24:30.1
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Freshman Madison Prigge (Deshler / Patrick Henry) placed 180th with a time of 24:46.4
At the Bill Lennox Invitational, BW was led in the 6k event by:
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Freshman Amy Burchett (Grove City / Madison Plains) placed 33rd with a time of 24:42
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Freshman Ali Smith (Muncie, Ind. / Yorktown) crossed the finish line at 45th with a time of 25:11
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Junior Academic All-Ohio Athletic Conference runner Jensen Wolfe (Somerset / Sheridan) finished 51st with a time of 25:28
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Sophomore Megan Hughes (Oregon / Clay) placed 64th with a time of 25:47
- Junior Ellie Burns (Louisville, Ky. / Assumption) finished 74th with a time of 26:09
BW is back in action on Saturday, Oct. 28 when it travels to Findlay to compete in the Ohio Athletic Conference Championships hosted by Ohio Northern University at the Hillcrest Golf Course.
